Don’t Fall in Love If You Play Ball In Wilkes Barre
At Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania shortstop Monte Pfeffer the Coal Barons sensational youngster deserted his team and said he would never again play professional baseball He claims some teammates spread stories about him and he plans to return to New York to run a billiard room Manager McCarthy says he will blacklist the player and is through with ball players who fall in love
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Wilkesbarre
Monte Pfeffer
McCarthy
Coal Barons
Pfeffer
New York
Larned to Tussle at Newport in Veteran Return
Veteran tennis expert William A. Larned shows form for the Newport championships. He and Beals Wright recently beat Raymond Little and Theodore Roosevelt Pell in Boston, signaling a bid for the national title at Newport where the August 18 start draws a large entry from coast to coast and east.
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Will Rivere
Newport
William A. Larned
Christy Mathewson
Larned
Beals Cy Wright
Boston
Raymond D. Little
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Pacific Coast
Middle West
Three League News and Player Sales Spark I League Action
Three League News reports Outfielder Ted Kaylor of Danville sold to Oakland for about 2000 dollars. Pitcher Jasper sold by Du Duque to the Chicago White Sox for future delivery. Dan Miller’s key role helps Quincy rise to first division as Taber of Brown University plans Rhodes study in England. Dodgers send Kent to Toronto as Brooklyn releases him.
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Itfielder Kaylor
Miller
Quincy
Ted Kaylor
Danville
Oakland
Kaylor
Jasper
du Duque
Chicago White Sox
Dubuque
Quincy Peemin
Dan Miller
Athletics Blank Deal Team In An Abbreviated Game
The Athletics traveled to Deal Beach and lost the amateur city championship to Oakwoods 8 0 in a rain shortened five inning match. Rube Van Brunt pitched five shutout innings for Deal, while Deal's Hahne allowed six hits with two doubles for the Athletics. Ten stolen bases aided the visitors as Deal prevailed.
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Deal Beach
Oakwoods
Rube" van Brunt
Portsider
Hahne
Sassano
Athletics
New York and New Jersey League Scores and Matches
Daily league results from Middletown Kingston Poughkeepsie Danbury Long Branch and Newburgh with rain affected games. Danbury’s Maylay left neck marks drew attention after two rounds 74 and 76 totaling 148. Percival W Kendall shot 34 and 36 for 70 on one day.
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Middletown
Newburgh
Kingston
Long Branch
Danbury
Poughkeepsie
Deal Golf and Country Club
Maylay
J. G. Batteryon
Percival W. Kendall
Ww L PC
Diamond Flashes Pouring Rain Delays Danbury-LB Game
The Long Branch Danbury game paused after part of an inning as rain halted play. Danbury scored in their lone at bat while spectators sheltered under a hooded stand. A doubleheader follows with Middletown and their new pitcher Hanish slated to face the Cubans.
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Danbury
Calgo
Mulray
Middletown
Hanish
Brooklyn
Travers Plays Exhibition Golf Match on Deal Course
Jerome D. Travers, the Metropolitan and national golf champion, staged an exhibition before about 200 spectators on the Deal course. Paired with Joseph B. Turner against Percy Kendall and James G. Batterson, Travers finished 74 to his partner’s 78 and opponents’ 79s. He led with 37 in the first round but on the twelfth hole faltered, taking seven strokes to finish.
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Jerome D. Travers
Deal Course
Travers
Joseph B. Turner
New York
Percy Kendall
Allenhurst
James G. Batterson
Kendall
Batterson
Waterloo
After Nomination for Golf Honors at Spring Lake
H Otto Wittpenn of Jersey City exits the gubernatorial race and pursues golf honors at Spring Lake Golf and Country Club. Acting Governor Fielier also plays, with eighteen participants in the afternoon event where Frank Halway leads two down, one second, three.
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H. Otto Wittpenn
Jersey City
Spring Lake Golf and Country Club
Fieliér
Frank Halway Best
Rain Halts Cuban Dangury Game Amid Park Deluge
Rain checks announced for the first time this season at Baseball Park as Danbury and Long Branch teams start play amid threatening skies. Ramos and Gonzales spark the Cubans while Hull and Hurley score for Long Branch. Umpire Murphy calls the game during a heavy downpour with fans invited to use tickets later.
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Baseball Park
Henriquez
Murphy
Danbury
Long Branch
Ramos
Gonzales
Hull
Calvo
Luque
Bohannan
Murray
Maylay
Viola
Padrone
Kingston
Poughkeepsie
Middletown
Newburgh
Bernesser
McGrath
Red Sox wallop Monmouth Beach at Monmouth Park
Oceanport Red Sox overcame a prior field loss to beat Monmouth Beach Stars 18 to 10 at Monmouth Park. Pitcher Clarence Wolcott debuted with strong strikeouts while Champlin and Pfister produced five hits each. Next Sunday the Red Sox face Y M H A at Monmouth Park.
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Oakwoods
Red Sox
Oceanport
Monmouth Park
Monmouth Beach
Sea
Monmouth Beach Stars
Duryea
Woalley
Ty Smith
Wilcon
Hennessey
Omni Roger
Fishermen Net Six Big Stripers Along Two Beaches
Since Saturday night six striped bass were landed by anglers along Allenhardt and Deal beaches. The largest fish weighed 23 pounds caught by G W Kennedy. A companion angler added an 18 pounder, while Schwartz hauled in another 12 pounder.
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Allenhardt
Deal
G W. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Wm. Schwartz
United States Reclaims Davis Cup in Straight Sets
Wimbledon reports Maurice McLoughlin of San Francisco crushed Charles Divon in three straight sets 8-0 6-2 6-0 to help the United States regain the Davis Cup. Philadelphia’s Norris Williams and New Yorkers Hackett and McLoughlin won the doubles to clinch the series for America.
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Wimbledon
England
United States
Maurice BE. McLoughlin
San Francisco
Charles I Divon
McLovughlin
MecLoughlin
America
Bo Norris Williams
Philadelphia
Dixon
McLoughlin
Harold HW. Hackett
New York
Haaving
Kughind
Almeriain Tegs
Canada
Belonay
Melouellings
McAleenan Wins Diving Event at Deal Casino Pool
National champion Arthur McAleenan duplicated his July 6 victory at Deal Casino by taking the fancy diving event. Canadian champion Behrens finished fourth, with A Mullen and W Rogan routing the field for second and third. Other races saw Nerich place first in the 100-yard swim with Vollmer second and Reilly third, while Gordon F. Smith won the 126-yard swim handicap race and J Reid won the boys race ahead of Kenneth McAleenan.
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Arthur McAleenan
Deal Casino Pool
Behrens
A. Mullen
New York
E. W W. Vollmer
J. H. Reilly
Walter Ramme
Gordon F. Smith
Gustav Hager
A. C
J. F. Manly
New York A. C
Hager
J. Reid
Deal
Harry McAleenan
Kenneth McAleenan
Perth Amboy High School Girls Basketball Team Poised
Perth Amboy high school girls basketball is expected to be among the strongest in the state next season due to the city playgrounds movement. Players have trained weekly on the rear court of the high school, with constant practice bolstering team strength.
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Perth Amboy High School
Ee Ney Bare
Local Athletes Miss Track Meet
Local athletes report the 1913 carnival track meet is missing a key organizer G M L Sacks who no longer sits on the carnival committee. Upcoming events at Asbury Park Long Branch Oceanport attract A A U members, with 25 cent cards from Oscar Morgan. Chattle high school runners urged to contact Harold Kazmann to participate.
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G M. L. Sacks
Asbury
Long Vranch
Horse Show Grounds
Benefit of Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Oceanport
Labor Day
Oscar Morgan
Appleby Building
Asbury Park
Chattle
Harold Kazmann
Baseball Results From National and American Leagues
National League results show Cincinnati Brooklyn to a 0-8 final, St Louis and New York tied 4-0, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia 2-0, Chicago 9-1 Boston 4-9 with varied batteries and umpires. American League standings list New York, Boston, Philadelphia much as expected. several games postponed due to rain. International and New York State League results include Rochester Toronto Buffalo Providence Baltimore Montreal and Wilkesbarre Elmira with mixed scores.
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HEB
Brooklyn
Yingling
Stack
Fisher
Packard
Clark
O'Day
Emstte
St. Louis
ROW
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Louis
Mathewson
Meyers
Wilson
Harmon
Doskes
Wingo
Roberts
Brown
Trumphries
Bresnahan
Khlem
Orth
Wol
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Boston
Hiengo
Mttsburg
Washington
Toronto
Burffalo
Providence Orde
YU Buffalo
Baltimore
Baseball managers admire the Cubans
Detroit Tigers manager Hugh Jennings watched a Long Branch and Newburgh double header and planned to bid for star pitcher Luque. Clark Griffith of the Washington Americans accompanied him, also favoring Luque, with Gonzales the lanky catcher getting a tryout with George Stallings Boston Americans.
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Hugh Jennings
Detroit Tigers
Long Branch
Newburgh
Tiger Jeader
Luque
Shore
Jennings
Clark Griffith
Washington Americans
Gonzales
George Stallings
Boston Americans
Tri-State League Scores And Place Wins
In York Trenton York won 5 to 6, Harrisburg Wilmington 2 to 6, Atlantic City Allentown 7 to 4 with Atlantic City securing the late decision.
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York
Trenton
Harrisburg
Wilmington
Bar-rabarg
Atlantic City
Allentown
Runner Bouin Coming to America for Visit
Great French distance star Jean Bouin, who recently set a world mark by running 11 miles 1,442 yards in Stockholm, announces plans to travel to the United States around mid August. He has long been France’s leading long-distance runner and narrowly lost the 6,000 meters at the previous Olympics to Thure Kolehmainen.
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America
Jean Touln
Olympic Stadium
Stockholm
Sweden
Ameria
Alfred Shrubb
England
Bouin
France
Thinnes Kolehmainen
Finn
Boutin
Schauer the 10000 Dollar Pitcher Gains Fame
Alexander J. Schauer known as Rube, superb minor league pitcher from Superior Wisconsin, reportedly sold to the New York Giants for 10000 dollars. He had only eight professional games before signing and has impressed scouts with no-hit efforts and high strikeout totals.
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Giants
Alexander J
Rube
Superior
Garrison
N. D
Schauer
Fill Courier
Rubet
Pleasure Bay Stars Trounce Dodgers 16 to 2
The Pleasure Bay Stars crushed the Dodgers 16 to 2 as Green pitched well, limiting the visitors to three hits. Last week the Stars lost at Monmouth Beach due to a depleted lineup and alleged umpire bias. Next Sunday the Stars travel out of town.
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Pleasure Bay Stars
Dodgers
Green
Stars
Monmouth Beach
Riddle
Cooper
Morris
Ransom
Benton
Witek
Price
Championship of Oceanport Sporting Wditer Note
The article notes that O A C would not play the Red Sox or Oceanport. A supper for ten men was proposed for a series of games and accepted. The U A C beat the Red Sox four times this year, with past results not counting in this year’s games.
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Sporting Wditer
Red Sox
Oceanport
Ferrie Still Stars at Third for Colmshire Club
Hober Merrin, once with major league clubs, joins Colmshire in the American Association for a star game at third base. The lineup features Merrin alongside Ferrie Still showcasing top infield talent for the club.
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Ferrie
Hober Merrin
Colmshire
American Association
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